There are four main learning styles suggested by Honey and Mumford:

The reflector

Reflectors learn by observing and thinking about what happened. They prefer to watch from the sidelines, stand back and view experiences from a number of perspectives, collating data and taking time to come to a conclusion. Reflectors enjoy paired discussions, self-analysis and personality questionnaires, time out, observing activities, feedback from others, coaching and meetings.

The activist

Activists learn by doing. They are open-minded to learning, enthusiastic and involve themselves fully in new experiences. They like to get their hands dirty and tend to act first and consider the consequences later. Activists enjoy brainstorming, problem solving, group discussion, puzzles/competitions and role play.

The theorist

Liking to understand the theory behind the actions, theorists think problems through in a logical way and tend to be perfectionists. They need concepts and facts in order to engage in learning. They prefer to assimilate and synthesise information. Theorists enjoy models, statistics, stories and quotes, background information and applying theories.

The pragmatist

Pragmatists need to be able to see how the learning applies in the real world. They are experimenters and they like trying out new ideas and techniques to see if they work. They like to get on with things and act quickly on topics that interest them. Pragmatists enjoy having time to think about how to apply learning in reality, problem solving, case studies and discussion.